Visualizing energy consumption activities as a tool for developing effective policy

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 171-179

  Palm, Jenny ^a   Ellegård, Kajsa ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Energy; Feedback; Household; Policy; Time diary; Visualization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858672454     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2010.00974.x     Document Type: Article

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